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My personality falls somewhere around type A-. I like order, organization, a moderate routine and things done right, but only to a certain extent. My bed is made before I leave my room in the morning, I could tell you every item in my fridge and in what order I need to use said items to not waste any food, I give copies of my travel documents to my parents before I leave the country, I have never run out of gas, missed an appointment or been late on a payment. On the contrary, I have a terrible habit of not always putting on my seatbelt and exceeding the speed limit. I've been known to go days without drinking water. I choose which rules do and do not apply to me, hate reading or listening to directions and am a terrible measurer (which makes writing a cookbook sort of interesting). I have been wanting to make a layer cake for quite some time, it even made my list of 'things to do before I turn 30', so I set out to cross that off my list while I still have a few years to pe...

Don't fall off the diet wagon. Have a little bit of what you fancy with these tasty treats... Dieting doesn't have to mean restricting yourself from anything and everything that tastes good! Next time you're craving a sweet treat, try one these guilt-free alternative from nutritionist Lowri Turner. Yum!  High-protein cranberry brownies These have a sweet, chocolatey taste, with the cranberries adding sharpness. Brilliant for balancing serotonin and dopamine, they’re the perfect mood-boosting snack! Makes 12 brownies Preparation: 10 minutes + cooling Cooking: 25 minutes Coconut oil for tin, plus 1½tsp extra 75g self-raising flour 40g cocoa powder 175g stevia-based natural sweetener or xylitol, plus 2tbsp extra 25g walnuts, chopped 100g low-fat vanilla yoghurt 3 eggs, beaten 1tsp vanilla extract 25g cranberries 1- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Lightly oil a small baking tin.  Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl, then add...

Slim down and save the world! Going veggie could change the planet – and your body – for the better Fad diets come and go, but when it comes to a body overhaul with added benefits, there’s one eating trend that’s here to stay. Eating a plant-based diet is practically guaranteed to help downsize your waistline and upsize your lifespan, save you money and do the planet a favor! So put down that burger and find out just what embracing a meat-free lifestyle could do for you! Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. Making veggies the star of your plate helps to slash your risk of heart disease by 32 percent, say scientists at the University of Oxford. Vegetarians also outlive their carnivore counterparts by almost a decade according to the latest statistics from Loma Linda University in California. And then there’s ethical and environmental considerations to factor in. According to The Vegetarian Society, the livestock industry uses massive amounts of land, water, and fossil fuels, while produc...